On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 11:43 AM, rantingrick <rantingr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I mean what is the point of having two languages with the exact same > syntax? > > Ruby: print 'blah' > Python: print 'blah' > > Ruby: for x in blah: blah_blah_blah > Python: for x in blah: blah_blah_blah > > WHAT? >
What's the point of having fifty languages in which "x+y" is an expression whose value is the sum of x and y? Let's ditch 'em all and just use one language, since _obviously_ the languages have the exact same syntax. Common syntax is an aid to learning. It means you can transfer knowledge from one language to another. It doesn't make either useless. Chris Angelico -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
